Irene C. Olszewski, Esq. | May 26, 2010
I listened briefly to a radio debate this morning on the State budget. As I considered the varied opinions of the participants, I couldn’t help but wonder if I have the perfect solution to balancing the budget every year. Hear me out.
As part of my law practice, I serve as court-appointed conservator [...]
Category: Musings |
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Tags: Department of Social Services, Mental Illness, Social Security, State of Connecticut
Irene C. Olszewski, Esq. | May 25, 2010
I apologize for the silence these last 12 days but sometimes, real life gets in the way. I hope you’ll forgive me.
That said, I happened to tune in to Jim Vicevich’s “Sound Off Connecticut” show on WTIC this morning. I was driving and only had about 10 minutes to listen, but the topic [...]
Category: Criminal Law |
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Tags: Illegal Aliens, Jim Vicevich, MA Governor Deval Patrick, MA Rep Mike Moran
Irene C. Olszewski, Esq. | May 13, 2010
Tonight, I was faced with the task of researching case law for legal memorandum. I had already obtained all the necessary statutory sections while at the office and decided to finish my research after dinner. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my access codes available for legal research sites and was forced to search the [...]
Category: Musings |
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Tags: Google Scholar, Legal Memorandum
Irene C. Olszewski, Esq. | May 11, 2010
When parents divorce and the custodial parent wishes to move to another state with the minor child(ren), it may not be as simple as packing up the moving van and driving away. It is important to understand that a divorce decree will specifically address the issues of custody and visitation. These orders of [...]
Category: Custody |
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Tags: Connecticut General Statutes, Contempt of Court, Custody, Parental Relocation of Minor Child, Visitation
Irene C. Olszewski, Esq. | May 5, 2010
I’ve long been a fan of legal novels. Friends often wonder why legal thrillers don’t bore me, being that I practice law for a living. The truth is, most of them revolve around criminal law and that’s not my area of practice. Besides, the writing is usually worth the money I throw [...]
Category: Musings |
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Tags: A Time To Kill, Connecticut Divorce Lawyer, Family Law, John Grisham, Legal Novels, Presumed Innocent, Probate Law, Scott Turow
Irene C. Olszewski, Esq. | May 4, 2010
When going through a divorce in Connecticut, couples have to reach agreements on issues such as the division of marital assets (including bank accounts, real estate and personal property). If you are in the process of going through a divorce and you have children, you will also have to consider child support, custody and [...]
Category: Divorce, Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) |
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Tags: Best Interests of the Minor Children, Connecticut Divorce, Guardian Ad Litem, Substance Abuse
Irene C. Olszewski, Esq. | May 3, 2010
I am often appointed by the Judge of Probate to serve as attorney for a person for whom an application has been submitted to the court for an involuntary conservatorship. Often, the application is filed by the family member of a loved one who is suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease. On those [...]
Category: Probate |
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Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Attorney, Connecticut, Dementia, Involuntary Conservator, probate court